The fingerprint scanners on Android phones are now very fast and you just need to place your finger on the sensor to unlock the phone. Since it is a fast and secure system, on all smartphones in which this sensor is present, it is really worth using it not only to unlock the phone, but also to use some apps that thanks to the fingerprint reader work better, in safer, faster and more ingenious way . Thanks to the fingerprint reader, you just need to start the application, place your finger on the sensor and in a split second perform the required action on the app, then for example unlock access to personal data or even to take a photo .
Of course, fingerprints only work on devices supported with Android 8.0 Marshmellow or higher. Among the phones with fingerprint readers we have the Pixel, the Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy Note, Oneplus 2 and 3, the Xiaomi, Huawei, LG, Moto G smartphones and other models. From a security point of view, the applications listed here use Android's recognition feature, so none of these "steal" your fingerprints and you don't even need to scan your finger every time you use a new application, if the fingerprint has already been set up and saved on your mobile phone.
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1) App Lock is one of the apps to protect the opening of Android applications, so that we can prevent other people from being able to use them on our phone.
For example, therefore, you can prevent your wife or mom from spying on our Whatsapp, our Facebook or controlling other private apps. Unlocking apps protected with App Lock and the fingerprint reader therefore becomes easy and fast, safe and certainly advantageous.
2) Dactyl is a very intelligent application which, once configured, allows you to use the fingerprint sensor as a button to take photos in camera applications. This works well on smartphones that have the fingerprint scanner on the back rather than the front.
3) Fingerprint Quick Action allows you to activate functionality on the fingerprint reader, for example to view notifications with a swipe of the finger downwards or launch a certain app or lock the phone. The application uses accessibility features and allows you to define personalized actions when you make a single touch, a quick swipe and a double tap.
4) Focus Gallery is one of the app to protect photos that supports the fingerprint reader.
This way, I am the owner of the phone will be able to see the protected photos, while anyone else will be blocked and prevented.
Unfortunately, while the app is free, fingerprint protection requires purchasing the full version.
5) LastPass, Dashlane and Keepass are three of the best apps for managing passwords on Android.
For this type of application, support with the fingerprint reader is essential because it allows you to fill in the passwords of web accounts simply by using your finger. While LastPass is the most popular password manager, Keepass is free and open source, therefore preferable, although less beautiful to look at.
6) Journey is a simple app for writing notes or even a secret diary that can be protected using a fingerprint.
7) Authenticator Plus is an alternative app to Google Authenticator to use two-step account verification, to generate temporary access codes.
Compared with the Google app, it supports fingerprint protection, further improving account security.
8) Google Play Store, the app to download and buy applications on Android, has an option in its advanced settings to protect purchases with a fingerprint.
Finally, if you have a smartphone with a fingerprint scanner, it is worth checking if the official app of our bank supports this protection and, if it does, activate it immediately.
